Sweet potato, tender chunks of chicken, red pepper, and green beans are all slow cooked and infused with an Indian-inspired spice blend, making this Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry heaven in a bowl.
This scrumptious bowl of Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry will warm you right up on a cold day.
When the temps drop and the air becomes frigid, I crave warm, hearty bowls of soup, stews, and slow-cooked meals. And this Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry is sure to warm you right up on a cold day just like our Creamy Crockpot Butter Chicken recipe. It’s a stew-like dish that’s incredibly flavorful and has everything you need in a meal – quality protein, healthy fats, and veggies.
Comfort food + slow-cooked + easy peasy = a recipe you’ll surely love.
I’m all about ease and convenience. In fact, in 2019 our focus for the blog is to share recipes that are easy, made with simple ingredients, meal prep-able and classic comfort food turned healthy. We know these are the kinds of recipes you love and we want to do our best to serve you and your family. We want to help you spend less time in the kitchen so that you can spend more time around the dinner table and/or doing the things you love most. Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry fits the bill. It’s an easy set-it-and-forget-it recipe, it’s made with simple ingredients that you can find anywhere and it’s a one-dish meal, so clean-up is quick. In addition, it’s meal prep-able and freezer-friendly, too!
You can also make this recipe in an instant pot.
Serve it over cauliflower rice or a handful greens for a delicious Whole30 option and an easy way to add in more veggies.
My favorite way to serve Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry is over a bed of sautéed cauliflower rice. It’s a great way to sneak in more veggies. I’ve also served it over a bed of greens when I didn’t have cauliflower rice on hand. If not on a Whole30, feel free to serve it over white or brown rice if you wish! And don’t forget to top with roasted cashews for added crunch and fresh cilantro.
For the love of curry – a must-try flavor!
Curry is a favorite flavor of mine. So much that we have shared several curry-inspired recipes on the blog such as Curry Egg Salad, Instant Pot Lamb Curry, and Curry Chicken Salad. Yeah, I like curry! I think some people are a little hesitant in trying it because they’re just not sure what to expect, but I highly recommend you do. If you don’t want to purchase a whole jar of it, head to your local food co-op or Whole Foods, and purchase just what you need in bulk.
What are the spices in curry powder? Curry is an Indian-inspired spice blend that is commonly made with coriander, cumin, turmeric, ginger, dry mustard, black pepper, cinnamon, cayenne, and cardamom. You can find a homemade curry powder recipe here.
@whole30 Friendly Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry is infused with an Indian-inspired spice blend and made hearty with sweet potatoes and veggies. It truly is heaven in a bowl. Share on XI can’t wait for you to add Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry to your menu and give it a try! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Curry is heaven in a bowl. It’s Whole30-friendly and infused with a flavorful Indian-infused spice blend. You can also make this recipe in the Instant Pot.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. Organic Valley Ghee
- ½ medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1½ lbs. uncooked chicken breast, cubed
- 1 medium-large sweet potato, cubed
- 1 red pepper, sliced or diced
- 2 cups green beans, trimmed
- 3/4 cup organic low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 Tbsp. Simply Organic curry powder
- 1 tsp. Simply Organic ground cumin
- 1 tsp. Simply Organic ground turmeric
- Pinch of Simply Organic cayenne (optional)
- ½ tsp. salt, more to taste
- 1 (14 oz-can) full-fat coconut milk
- Cashews, cilantro & cauliflower rice for serving
Instructions
- In a small pan over medium heat, add the ghee, diced onion, and garlic. Sauté until onions are translucent.
- In the slow cooker, add the sautéed onions and garlic, chicken, sweet potatoes, red pepper, green beans, chicken broth, spices, salt, and pepper.
- Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Stir in coconut milk and cook on low for an additional 30-60 minutes or until hot. Add more salt to taste. If you’d like more curry flavor, add more curry powder to taste.
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Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe (~1½ cups)
- Calories: 335
- Fat: 17 g
- (Sat Fat: 10g)
- Sodium: 540 mg
- Carbohydrate: 17 g
- (Fiber: 3 g
- Sugar: 8 g)
- Protein: 28 g
Dietary
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Susan says
My chicken curry is cooking now. I misread the recipe and added the coconut milk to the recipe and started cooking it in the crockpot, instead of waiting until the end. It was too late to take it out. Does anyone know if that will affect the cooking and the outcome? I will leave a comment to update what happened. Ugh. It all looks delicious, I might add!
Jessica Beacom says
It will be fine!
Angela says
Hi! Thank you for this question and response! I’ve just realised I’ve done the same thing! I’ve also not managed my time, I don’t expect an response soon enough but I am going to turn it up higher about an hour before due to finish because otherwise dinner will be too late! The aromas in my home are even catching the nose of the usually less observant!
Cate says
What are your thoughts about making this with chicken thighs instead of breasts?
Stacie Hassing says
You can absolutely use chicken thighs!
Cate says
Made this today. Delicious! Used chicken thighs (it’s what I had) and only 2/3 of the can of coconut milk. My curry powder was pretty potent, so I added pre-soaked raisins on top to sweeten, along with the cashews. Thanks for the recipe!
Stacie Hassing says
So great to hear you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks for leaving a 5-star rating!
Kay says
Made this and it was super easy. Smelled wonderful! However, it just didn’t taste as good as it smelled. It wasn’t bad, just bland? I added more curry towards the end but even that didn’t seem to help. We can’t eat onions, so I had to leave those out. Any thoughts on what could help bring out the flavor? It was a brand new bottle of curry by the way. Thank you!
Stacie Hassing says
Hi Kay! I’m sorry you didn’t LOVE this recipe. You could try adding some additional lime juice or salt to enhance the flavors. Coconut aminos would make a nice addition, too!
James says
My absolute favorite recipe to make on Whole30! Any tips for adding some spice?
Jessica Beacom says
We suggest using a curry powder with more heat (like madras curry) or stirring in a little garlic-chile paste (sambal olek)
CindyInOttawa says
I made this last night and it was wonderful!! I adapted it using what I had on hand: olive oil instead of ghee; chicken thighs as I prefer them over slow-cooked breasts; added peas, kale, and 3 tablespoons of powdered peanut butter. It was delish. The spices were just right for me…but as with any curry, this is easily adaptable to taste. I am following WW and calculated the version I made at 7 points for a 1-1/2 cup serving (it made 7 servings). It would be less using chicken breasts. Served with chopped cashews over basmati rice. So great, and I can’t wait to eat it again tonight. I froze half of it.
Jessie Shafer says
We’re so glad you were able to use what you had on hand. Thank you for the feedback!